{"id":383337,"date":"2026-08-28T07:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383337\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:32:08","slug":"minnesota-united-hosts-orlando-city-in-non-conference-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/383337\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota United hosts Orlando City in non-conference action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/orlando-city-sc-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando City SC<\/a> (7-11-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/minnesota-united-fc-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota United FC<\/a> (7-7-7, eighth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">LINE: Minnesota United FC -132, Orlando City SC +290, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Draw<\/a> +305; over\/under is 3.5 goals<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota United hosts Orlando City in a non-conference matchup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">United is 2-3-5 in home games. United has a 24-0-3 record in games it scores two goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Orlando is 2-7-1 on the road. Orlando has a -17 goal differential, scoring 34 goals while allowing 51.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/kelvin-yeboah-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelvin Yeboah<\/a> has scored 10 goals for United. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/joaquin-pereyra-3-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joaquin Pereyra<\/a> has three goals and three assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/martin-ojeda-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Ojeda<\/a> has 11 goals for Orlando. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/griffin-dorsey-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Griffin Dorsey<\/a> has three goals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: United: 8-5-17, averaging 3.9 goals, 13.8 shots on goal and 18.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Orlando: 15-6-9, averaging 5.4 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/peter-stroud-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Stroud<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/nicolas-romero-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicolas Romero<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/bongokuhle-hlongwane-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bongokuhle Hlongwane<\/a> (injured).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">Orlando: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/nolan-miller-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nolan Miller<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/bernardo-rhein-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bernardo Rhein<\/a> (injured), Martin Ojeda (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/braian-ojeda-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braian Ojeda<\/a> (injured), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/adrian-marin-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Marin<\/a> (injured).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-0a453225=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando City SC (7-11-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota United FC (7-7-7, eighth in the 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